Virtual Machine (VM)
Scotland > Edinburgh
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Edinburgh requiring Virtual Machines skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 7 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 7 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 68 | 77 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +9 | +35 |
| Contract jobs citing Virtual Machines | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh | - | 0.30% | 1.17% |
| As % of the System Software category | - | 3.03% | 9.57% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £507 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £513 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £500 | £542 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -7.79% | +6.58% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £549 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £570 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £543 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -7.92% | +5.95% |
All System Software Skills
Edinburgh
Virtual Machines falls under the System Software category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring system software skills in Edinburgh.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills | 52 | 66 | 115 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 8.70% | 10.02% | 12.25% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 24 | 37 | 77 |
| 10th Percentile | £178 | £171 | £217 |
| 25th Percentile | £452 | £363 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £450 | £474 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -4.96% | -0.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £525 | £500 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | £546 | £635 | £580 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £465 | £450 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.33% | -10.00% | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £15.20 | £60.05 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £18.19 | £60.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £75.00 | £20.29 | £60.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +269.73% | -66.47% | +241.42% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £24.18 | £61.13 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £54.67 | £61.35 |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £75.00 | £20.29 | £60.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +269.73% | -66.19% | +238.60% |
Virtual Machines
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Virtual Machines relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
Virtual Machines
Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Virtual Machines.
